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No. 383,717. f Patented May 29, `1888.

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TRUSS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 383,717, dated May 29,15388.

Application tiled December 8, 1887. Serial No.9.57,330.

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, `ROBERT H. FARGUE, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trusses; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters or iigures ot referencemarked hereon, which form a part of this specifica- My invention relatesto new and useful improvements in trusses; and it consists in theprovision of anovel form ofpad-carrying frame having a spring-padsecured thereto and a special arrangement and attachment of a belt orgirth to said padcarrying frame, as will be more fully hereinafterdescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The preferred form of construction of my improved truss is illustratedin the accompa nying drawings, wherein like letters of referenceiudicatesimilar parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is aperspective View of my improved form of truss. Fig. 2 is a transversevertical section of the pad. Fig. 3 is a detail view of a modied form ofthe pad supporting frame.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, A indicates the belt or strap, formed ofsuitable elastic material or of any other material desired, which isattached at one 'end rigidly to the pad-sup porting frame B, as shown inFig. l. This supporting-frame consists, essentially, of three metallicstrips, I; b b', arranged angularly, as shown. The upper strip, b', issecured to the upper separated ends of the strips b b, and is providedwith a suitable cushion or lining of soft material, as at b?, whichrests against the abdomen above the rupture opening, and has a tendencyto exert a slight downward pressure. The two strips b b extend downward:from the strip b', and are mounted one upon the other at their lowerends, being secured to the pad C. One end of the belt or strap A issecured to the strip b by screws and washers ss,one of said screwsprojecting slightly above (No rncdel.)

its washer to be engaged by an apertured adjusted clip or buckle, A',mounted on the other end of the said strap A.

The pad C consists,essentially,of a block, c, having an aperture, c',formed with a flange, c2, at its inner side, as fully shown in Fig. 2.Vithin the said aperture a movable pressureblock, C', is mounted, whichis formed at its inner side with a iiange, e3, which is adapted to bearagainst the'flange c2, formed with the apertured block c. The inner sideot' the pressure-block C is also formed with a recess, c4, whichreceives one end of a coiled spring, S, which bears at its opposite endagainst a metallic plate, C2, as shown in Figs. l and 2.

As shown in Fig. 8, the two strips?) may be dispensed with, and acentral strip, b, be sep cured to the strip b',the end of the strap Abeing secured to said single strip by a single washer and screw,and thepad C carried on the lower end of said strip. The strips b and b aresuitably curved to conform to the shape of the abdomen, for purposeswhich will be readily understood.

Vhen the truss is applied, the pressure-block C is placed over therupture-opening, and is permitted tohave a yielding movement through theaction of the spring S. The tendency, however, at all times is to keepsaid block in contact with the ruptureopening, and dis placement thereofis thus prevented. In addition to the pressure exerted upon theruptureopening by the pressureblock C', 'the strip b slightly pressesdownward upon the abdomen, thus aiding and maintaining therupture-opening closed as much as possible and in causing a growth ofthe parts injured and separated.

My improved device has all the advantages of a truss having aspring-belt or waist-girth, giving a direct upward and inward pressure,and acts automatically in case of strai ning,and, being devoid of theuse of springs, there is no danger of breakage or pressure of pads uponthe back nor a rotation of the pad by the spring. This inconvenience, socommon in trusses now in use, is wholly avoided, the adjustment beingaccomplished from one point only, and when the plunger is placed uponthe opening ofthe rupture and the belt drawn moderately tight, it cannotshift from its position.

I C'O In the use of a narrow belt, as in my improved device, a greatadvantage is gained in that the belt resting upon one point of thevertebra will' cases of femoral rupture, which requires the use of anunder strap, I shall provide the pad with said strap, as shown in dottedlines, and thereby accomplish the same results as I obtain without theuse of it.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is- 1. In atruss, the combination, substantially as described,of a pad-framecomprising an upper horizontallyarranged extended abdominal restprovided with a cushion or lining on its inner surfacc,and having a downwardly-depending pad-support constructed independent of and secured atan angle to said abdominal rest, and carrying a pad at thelower endthereof, h aving a spring-actuated pressure-block therein,

and a waist belt or girth permanently secured to said ysupport at oneend and the other end thereof adapted to be removably attached thereto,the securement and attachment of said belt beingatapointbetween thespring-pad and abdominal rest, but nearer the pad, whereby a positivesecurcrnent of the pad-support and pad is obtained and the greatestpressure exerted upon the spring-pad.

2. The combination ,with a truss, of the padsupporting frame, consistingof angularly-arranged strips b and an upper strip, b', having a cushionor lining on its inner surface and adapted to rest against theabdomen,and a pad carried at the lower end of said frame and providedwith a spring-actuated pressure-block or plunger, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ROBERT H. FARGUE.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WELLs, Jr., ALFRED SEEBECK.

